Iraqi Rebels Expand Area of Control

BAGHDAD – Armed groups and foreign terrorists have established new camps in central Iraq as government forces attack rebels in the north and south, officials say. The reports follow an admission by U.S. central command chief Gen. John Abizaid that there are more areas in Iraq under rebel control today than there were last year. … Continue reading “Iraqi Rebels Expand Area of Control”

Iraqi Resistance Shifts From Saddam to Allah

As I noted in a recent column, the Marines have blanked the news from the Sunni triangle since taking over much of that area. A front-page story in the Aug. 29 New York Times lifted the veil, and what it revealed was not pretty. The war in the Sunni triangle is shifting its base from … Continue reading “Iraqi Resistance Shifts From Saddam to Allah”

Deconstructing the Neocons

The war in Iraq is coming to resemble the War on Drugs in this narrow sense: if it were simply a matter of having enough persuasive, well-written, well-researched and responsible books out there critiquing the war from different perspectives, the war would have been ended some time ago. Unfortunately, while whatever intellectually defensible justifications for … Continue reading “Deconstructing the Neocons”

Powell Declares Darfur Situation ‘Genocide’

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell Thursday declared that the past 18 months of attacks by government forces and Arab militias on black African farmers in the western region of Darfur amounted to "genocide" and pledged to push hard at the UN Security Council for tough measures against Khartoum to stop it. Following a two-month … Continue reading “Powell Declares Darfur Situation ‘Genocide’”

‘Realist’ Group: War on Terror a Failure

The Bush administration’s three-year "war on terrorism" has amounted to a "major failure of leadership and makes Americans more vulnerable rather than more secure," according to a new report by Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), a network of mainly progressive policy and security analysts. The report, "A Secure America in a Secure World," concludes that … Continue reading “‘Realist’ Group: War on Terror a Failure”

Sudan’s Govt Lashes Out at US Over Possible Sanctions

NAIROBI – Sudan’s government has launched a scathing attack on the United States, accusing it of spearheading a campaign to have the United Nations apply sanctions against Khartoum over the crisis in Darfur. "The question of sanctions will be the continuity of unfair actions of the U.S., such as what it has done to Iraq," … Continue reading “Sudan’s Govt Lashes Out at US Over Possible Sanctions”

Spy vs. Spy, at Your Expense

TomPaine.com blogger Robert Dreyfuss talks with Scott Horton about the Israeli spy scandal and the neoconservatives behind it. Interview conducted Sept. 4, 2004. Listen to Streaming Audio Download MP3 Robert Dreyfuss is a freelance writer based in Alexandria, Virginia, who specializes in politics and national security issues. He is a contributing editor at The Nation, … Continue reading “Spy vs. Spy, at Your Expense”

Eight-Year UN Disarmament Stalemate Continues

GENEVA – The stalemate continues in the Conference on Disarmament (CD), which for the eighth year in a row ended its annual sessions this week without reaching an agreement on a working program among its 66 member states. The CD works by consensus, which means it cannot undertake new work without the agreement of all … Continue reading “Eight-Year UN Disarmament Stalemate Continues”

Ghosts of 9/11

The third anniversary of 9/11 reveals nothing but our continued ignorance of the circumstances surrounding that event, which seems ever more shrouded in mystery. This in spite of the plethora of official reports, issued by the Senate, various congressional committees, and an official U.S. government commission devoted to the subject, which held public hearings, and … Continue reading “Ghosts of 9/11”